The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking a direction for the Ministry of Civil Aviation to name Navi Mumbai airport after D B Patil, based on the Maharashtra Government’s proposal. The court noted that it has no powers to issue a direction to the ministry to take a decision on a proposal of the state government, which is only an expression of an intention. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO

A division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam A Ankhad was hearing the petition, filed by Prakashjot Samajik Sanstha through its president Vikas Parshuram Patil, seeking the naming of Navi Mumbai Airport after “Loknete D B Patil”, who was a “highly influential and respected leader in Maharashtra”.

The petitioner submitted

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